Bell.



H. MAYTROTT.

BELL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2'7, 1912.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

min/eases UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M'AYTROTT, F BRIDG-EPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAWTHORNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORA- BELL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 18, 1914.

Application. filed April 27, 1912. Serial No. 693,583. v

To all whom it may concern: 7

- Be it known that I, HENRY MAYTRo'r'r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Bells, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

My invention relates to bells and bellstriking devices, and will be best understood by reference to the following description,

when taken in connection with the accompanying illustration of one specific embodlment thereof, while its scope will be more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings -Figure 1 is a plan of a bell embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional View partly in elevation on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on an enlarged scale on line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, and to the embodiment of my invention which I have there shown for illustrative purposes, I have there shown a bell 6, mounted upon a suitable bell-support 7, herein by means of a bell-supporting post 8, the latter being preferably, though not necessarily, tubular in form, and having at its opposite ends reduced portions 9 and 10 passing through the bell and bell-support respectively, these reduced portions having oppositely-facing shoulders engaging the bell and bell-support. The reduced portion 9 which passes through the bell 6 is preferably secured to the latter by being headed-over, or spun outwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, while the reduced portion 10 preferably passes not only through the support 7, but also through a supporting ring or collar 11, and is also preferably headed-over, or spun outwardly on to the inner surface of the collar. This modeof attachment of thebell to the bellsupporting post, and the attachment of the latter to the bell support and the supporting collar, provides a very simple, inexpensive, and yet a rigid means for supporting the bell and securing the parts to each other. The supporting band, or collar, may have suitable provision for its attachment to the post or other support 12, herein consisting of a cylindrical. tube, the band being provided at one end with a tongue 13, and at its other end with a slot 14 through which the tongue projects, the tongue being clenched over to hold the band securely upon the post.

The bell may be struck by any suitable means, as for example a resiliently-mounted bell striker 15, herein consisting of a piece of Wire having a fixed end 16 and a free end 17, the former being secured to the bell support 7 in any suitable manner, as by means of a pair of tongues 181 8 stamped out of the sheet which forms the bell support, and

struck up to form holders for the bell striker. The free end 17 of the bell striker may be in the form of a loop or other suitable shape, arranged adjacent the inner periphery of the bell in position to strike the latter when suitably actuated. For this 1 purpose, I preferably employ a rotary actuator 19, consisting of a star-wheel having alternating points and depressions and suitably shaped to engage the bell striker 15, the latter being preferably provided for this purpose with a laterally projecting portion 20, herein formed by bending the wire into the form of a rounded abrupt reverse bend. It will be evident that when the star-wheel is rotated, the bell striker will be rapidly vibrated thereby, thus causing the free end of the latter to strike a succession of rapidly recurring blows upon the inner periphery of the rim of the bell. For this purpose, the starwheel may be driven by suitable manually operable means, as for example, a crank 20 Herein this crank is secured to the star-wheel by providing the latter with an elongated slot 21, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the crank being suitably shaped to engage this slot by flattening the same, thus forming a shoulder or shoulders 22, engaging one face of the starwheel, while the extremity of the crank where it passes through the star-wheel is preferably headedover, or riveted at 23, thus providing a very simple, inexpensive, and yet durable means of attachment for the crank.

The star-wheel 19 and its crank 20 may be supported and held in proper position to cooperate with the bell striker 15 in any suitable manner, as by providing the bellsupport 7 with a recess or pocket 24 formed by providing the bell-support with a tongue 25 bent parallel to the remainder of the bellsupport, and having a perforation 26,

through which the crank 20 passes. Preferably the bell-support 7 is also provided with a perforation 27 to receive the headedover portion 23 of the crank, as shown in Fig. 3.

If desired, the bell striker 15 may be provided with a guide and stop 28, herein consisting of a tongue stamped from the sheet which forms the bell-support and struck up parallel to the face of the bell-support. This device serves to maintain the bell striker in its proper plane, thus preventing same from becoming accidentally dislodged from its engagement with the star-wheel. If desired, the bell-support 7 may be locked against turning movement on the collar 11 by providing the latter with teeth or lugs 29-2S), herein formed by stamping the same from the metal which forms the collar in the manner clearly shown in Fig. l. These teeth, or lugs, project into suitable notches 30-30 provided in the bellsupport 7, which may also be provided with a depressed portion forming a recess 31, to receive the bellsupporting post 8 (see Fig. 4). An examination of Fig. lshows that these parts are rigidly and durably secured to each other in a very simple and inexpensive manner, the cost of manufacture being thereby greatly reduced, and yet providing a support for the bell which is exceedingly durable.

The bell is operated by grasping the handle of the crank 20 and rotating the same rapidly, thus causiig the star-wheel to actuate the bell striker to strike the bell with a continuous series of rapidly recurring blows, thus providing a very simple and inexpensive, yet effective and durable, striking means for the bell.

While I have herein shown and described one form of my invention for illustrative purposes, and have disclosed and discussed in detail the arrangement incidental to one specific embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is limited neither to the specific embodiment herein shown nor to the mere details or relative arrangement of parts, but that extensive deviations from the illustrated form or embodiment of the invention may be made, without departing from the principles thereof.

Having thus described one embodiment of my invention, what I claim is:

l. A device of the class described having, in combination, a bell, a bell-support provided with a laterally extending tongue 25 bent upon itself to form perforated walls forming between them a pocket 24, a starwheel located in said pocket, a shaft 22 at one side of the bell extending through one of said walls and secured to said star-wheel, and means comprising the member 15 and having the projection 20 actuated by said star-wheel for striking said bell.

2. A device of the class described having, in combination, a bell, a bell support provided with a laterally extending tongue having its terminal portion bent inwardly toward said bell to form a space having opposed parallel walls one of which is provided with a perforation, a star-Wheel disposed between said walls, a bell striker comprising a resilient member actuated by said star-wheel, and a crank secured to said starwheel and passing through said perforation at one side of said bell at right angles to said tongue.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY MAYTROTT.

Witnesses ELLSWORTI-I A. HAWTHORNE, E. IIORACE HAWTHORNE.

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